Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an ARC of this zany, entertaining mystery. It's the third in the series, and I don't recommend starting with this one. I never read book #1, but I read book #2 just about a year ago so I remembered the characters and some of their shenanigans, which continue into this novel. Although the author does bring in some back story, a new reader might still be lost.
In this tale, Finlay (the protagonist) and her sidekick/nanny/accountant, Vero, sign up for a citizens' police academy, organized and led by Finlay's love interest, Nick, the hot cop on whom she bases a character in her romantic suspense novels. But Finlay and Vero have an ulterior motive for taking the course. They are beholden to a Russian mob boss, Feliks Zhirov, and to get off the hook, they've been asked to unmask EasyClean, an online assassin-for-hire. Finlay suspects EasyClean might be a cop, so what better way to sniff him out than mingle with the force in the training camp?
Finlay's career as a novelist is closely tied to her personal life, and her agent isn't happy with how the latest book is going; in fact, her editor is withholding her advance pending a more satisfying ending. The relationship with Nick progresses in this volume, which should please her agent and publisher.
The core mystery--who is EasyClean?--was well done, with suspicion cast on multiple characters. The ending is like a roller coaster, with twists and turns until it's over. But, spoiler alert, it's not.
Recommended as a fun read.

Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun follows Finlay and Vero over the course of a week where they're participating in the citizens police academy (being led by Nick). Feliks, the mob boss who Finlay's shenanigans have her tangled up with, has a looming threat of turning Finlay over to the police unless she can figure out the identity of EasyClean before the week is up.

This was a RIDE. Couldn't put it down because I was having too much fun reading. I love these characters. Finlay and Vero are such an iconic duo and they constantly have me in stitches. On top of being hilarious and kind of ridiculous, Elle Cosimano manages to make the stakes feel super high. I'm having lots of fun, but I'm on the edge of my seat nervous for these characters at the same time. The somewhat isolated setting of the police academy gave the story an added thrill.

The ending of every book in this series gives me the same feeling as a season of my favorite show ending on a cliffhanger. I'm so sad I have to wait a whole year to find out what happens next, but I'll gladly keep reading as long as Elle Cosimano keeps writing!

This is the third book in the series of the Finlay Donovan adventures, and it was just as much fun as the first two! Finlay and Vero are both in trouble with the mob boss, Felik, who wants them to identify someone known as EasyClean, a contact killer, presumably so he can kill him. Finlay is also trying to finish a book and her publisher is hounding her as she is once again past her deadline. In order to try to identify EasyClean, Fnlay and Vero end up at the police academy for a week's stay at a civilian training course. And the hot cop is back and teaching at the police academy!

It seems all the characters are always suspects, always in danger, and always lying. Everyone has secrets. There are some hilarious situations and some tense moments. Loved the beginning scene with Finlay's toddler - it made me laugh out loud.

If you haven't picked up a book in this series, I encourage you to give it a try. The books are good reads with a great deal of laughter and also some good mystery.

Thanks to St. Martin's Press through Netgalley for an advance copy. This book will be published on January 31, 2022.

Many thanks to NetGalley, Minotaur Books, and Elle Cosimano for the ARC!!

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this series so much, and this book did not disappoint! Book 3 has it all- hilarious hijinks, romance, suspense, and a rising body count.

Finlay and Vero are back at it again as mob boss Feliks has ordered them to find and uncover EasyClean- or else! Soon they find themselves signed up for a week long citizens police academy run by hot cop Nick, who FInlay is determined not to fall for. While trying to stay off the radar at the police academy, the partners in crime try to pay their debts, dodge the mob, and uncover EasyClean. They are fast becoming the stars of the police academy- will that be their final downfall? FInlay's kids are more than a handful, and her ex-husband has always been a pain-but now he wants more. Vero's past is catching up with her in more ways than one. Who can they trust?

I highly recommend this book!The twist and turns throughout the book and the ending were so good, I can't wait for the 4th book!

FINLAY DONOVAN I CAN'T GET ENOUGH!

Every time I read a Finlay book I become obsessed with the story and the characters. This one was fast paced and exciting with a new twist at every turn and I devoured it in one weekend! Police camp with Nick? SIGN ME UP! I am Team Nick for life. And that PLOT TWIST at the end, I need to know what happens next STAT. I loved this book from start to finish. My only wish is that I didn't have to wait for the next one LOL!

Firstly, I am a BIG Elle Cosimano fan!!! When I went into this book, I didn't know how it would measure up against the last two (the second one was my favourite!), but omg this book is everything I could ask for. It has humour, suspense, friendships, an annoying ex-husband, a hot cop, a delicious lawyer (he truly has my heart... sorry nick) and SPICE!!! I really enjoyed this book not just because of the "guess who" plot but because I genuinely like the characters and was invested in learning more about them. The only part I hate is that I now have to wait until I see how the cliffhangers turn out.

Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun is another entertaining book in the series.

You just never know what Finlay and Vero will be getting up to, the trouble they will get themselves into and out of (though its close at times).

Book 3 does not disappoint as Finlay and Vero try to find out the identity of Easy Clean who just happens to be a hitman.

Perhaps its a police officer so off to they go to attend a citizens program at the Police Academy.

I cheered for the girls, I laughed with them and at them and I tried warning them to no avail.

The ending is perfect and leaves you eagerly anticipating Book 4 in the series.

Thanks to NetGalley and St Martin's Press, Minotaur Books for a highly entertaining read.

Back again!!! I truly love this series so much. Finlay Donovan is the anti-hero we all want to be. Hilarious, thrilling, sexy, I loveddddd this book! Finlay is back and she and her live in nanny Vero both have issues. The third book in this series takes place at a citizens police camp because, why not! Her steamy romance with Detective Nick is back and they are hotter than ever. Gah, I just love these books! I want 10 more!

Finlay and Vero are back with more plans, more chaos and even more danger in Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun. The third installment in the series picks off pretty much where the second book ends. Finlay and Vero need to get rid of their competition or become victims themselves.

While I do think this is the slowest book in the series so far it does the most to expand Finlay's universe. Jumps the Gun introduces new characters with their own plot lines and also brings back some familiar faces that readers will love but also dread. Taking this wide cast of characters to a new setting of a police academy adds the prefect amount of tension and entertainment to the mix.

The heart and success of the Finlay Donovan novels for me really lies in the dynamic duo of Finlay and Vero. Their relationship and banter is what most of the books seem to be built on and I really enjoy that. The two are back in action in full force once again and they had me laughing way too many times reading this. I was also glad to see the love triangle finally end for the most part. It was nice for a bit, but Nick really does seem like the best choice for Finlay and I enjoyed getting to see more of him this installment and how their relationship started to blossom.

This book ends on a very clear cliffhanger and I can't wait to read what Cosimano comes up next for Finlay and her crew. I would read 50 Finlay Donovan books given the chance and I look forward to seeing her world brought to life on the screen.

I loved this one as much as, maybe even more than, the first two. It was fun, unrealistic in a perfectly realistic way (does that makes sense?). Finlay and Vera get themselves into impossible situations that no one would be able to manage, and yet they do. Of course it ends on of a cliffhanger, so we know a 4th book is coming. Number 4 will be at the top of my list when it is released!

Same craziness and laugh out loud moments as the other books! Not much more to say here, if you enjoy this series, you’ll love this one as well!

This one didn't quite live up to the previous books in the series. It felt like a little more filler with the ridiculousness and situations being dragged out unnecessarily long at times. I'm so glad with the direction the romance went in this one. The love square is over, thank goodness!! This was still a good read overall and it definitely follows in the same vein as the other Finlay Donovan books so readers who like all of the shenanigans should enjoy this one too.
Thank you to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

<i>Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun</i> is the third installment of the Finlay Donovan series following lead character, Finlay, and her sidekick, Vero. Although he is in prison, mob box Felix is still using his outside connections to pressure Finlay into finding the contract killer who goes by Easy Clean. She learns that Easy Clean may be tied to the police force, and her snooping leads her back into the arms of her former fling and hot cop, Nick.

Book number three continues the adventure of the first two books, but Finlay and Vero are more experienced in their undercover work. As a result, they utilize more advanced methods to find Easy Clean and trust their instincts to piece together clues from their interactions with the police force. This leads to some heart-thumping moments that also made me laugh. I wanted Nick and Finlay to get together, and the constant prodding from Vero on the subject was very entertaining. This book is great for anyone who enjoys suspense paired with funny and smart leading women!

Finday and her sidekick, Vero,, have indeed jumped the gun! It's another fun romp with Cosimano's deft mix of action, romance, and mayhem.
I won't bother to recount the plot, which others have done much better than I could. Yes, their actions cross the line from zany to . . . um, not quite believable, but---
But after the year or two or three we've all had, I need this entertainment more than usual.

I enjoyed the first two Finlay Donovan books and was excited to see that a third book would be released. However, I didn’t enjoy this book nearly as much as the other two. I’m always ready to suspend my disbelief and didn’t have an issue doing so with the first two books, but with this one many of the situations were just too out there for me.
Also, there were too many characters and it eventually got to the point that I could just barely keep track of what was happening and was just ready for it to be over. All in all, I didn’t dislike this book but I also didn’t like it very much.

Sadly, this is my least favorite installment of the Finlay Donovan series. While it was equally as binge worthy as the first too, it left a lot to be desired.

I was hoping for a departure from Vero’s money issues and Steven being a sad simp. Sadly not. We got more of both plus even more characters to keep track of.

I still recommend it, but if you were hoping for new plots - they remain with the same villains.

Another fantastic installment in this series!

Finlay and Vero back at it and they had me chuckling all the way! I absolutely love this series and this book did not disappoint. Like it’s predecessors it’s full of hijinks and laugh out loud situations.

If you’ve never read any of the books, I highly recommend it. It’s fun and flirty and it’s how a great cozy mystery is done!

Finlay and her sidekick, Vero, are back to getting themselves in ridiculously dangerous, and fun, situations.

Shortly after the events in book #2, Finlay finds herself “owing” a favor to the Russian mob. They want her to find a contract killer and kill him/her. After realizing the contract killer may be a police officer, Finlay and Vero come up with a brilliant idea: Join the local police academy to find the killer. Of course, things don’t go as smooth as they had hoped.

This series is an absolute blast to read. Finlay and Vero, her “accountant/nanny”, are hilarious together. The mystery is OTT of course, but that’s the fun in this series. I’m already highly anticipating book #4, which I hope is in the works after another cliffhanger ending!

Thank you to Minotaur Books and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Expected Publication Date: 1/31/23.

Finlay is back! And this time she’s trying to get her life together, and she has simple resolutions and deadlines: find a killer, evade a loan shark, eat healthy, and don’t murder anyone.

Easy, right?

Oh well…

My favorite part of finlay’s books is Vero. She’s amazing!!!
Also, the romance … is out of this world good. Elle is basically torturing us with the slow development romance lol

Elle could write twenty books in this series and I’ll read them all. The books are fun, mysterious, and just a tiny little bit dark (the perfect amount, I’d say, for a person that’s not into super heavy dark mysteries.)

Book # 2 of the series is still my favorite but this one is very close!

If you haven’t read this series, I HIGHLY recommend it! It’s a humorous mystery series where Finlay and Vero are the perfect duo. Their shenanigans will have you laughing through their adventures.

I liked this one better than the second because it felt more realistic to me. The new setting of a policy academy fit so well into the story, and Vero’s competitiveness was relatable 😂.

Now…there were A LOT of characters. I had a hard time remembering who was who (all those bad guys and dead bodies 😂) and I was often getting confused because I couldn’t fully remember the 2nd book. Elle Cosimano does a good job trying to jog your memory, but I would definitely recommend reading it close to when you finish the 2nd.

I enjoyed the slow burn romance, and I might have even been yelling at the characters to just kiss already💋. With twists I never saw coming, and a suspenseful ending, this was definitely an enjoyable read!